I notice that the one piece combination rear shock strut and retract unit is very similar to the one on the A6M - a very simple light weight component that replaced the separate shock and retract struts (plus associated mickey motion) used by every other manufacturer.
Data volume has abruptly reached my PC's rendering limitation. I think this is a good chance to finish this project now as the instruments panel was anyhow completed. Thank you very much again for checking my clumsy work everyone